While I appreciate the confidence, there are weekly calls to attend. The particularly interesting one (MANO WG) happens on Wednesdays at 6am PST. I've tried but there's very little chance that I can attend these meetings. Anybody in a more agreeable timezone?
On 11/6/13 3:34 PM, "John Kinsella" <j...@stratosec.co> wrote: >+1 > >On Nov 5, 2013, at 11:58 AM, Sebastien Goasguen <run...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I volunteer you. >> >> We need to do this. >> >> -Sebastien >> >> On 5 Nov 2013, at 20:28, Chiradeep Vittal <chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com> >>wrote: >> >>> Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) is an effort to utilize server >>> virtualization in conjunction with industry standard servers, network >>> hardware switches and storage hardware to achieve significant time and >>> costs reductions in the Telecommunication industry. ETSI [1] has a >>>group >>> (NFV ISG [2]) that is trying to develop guidelines and frameworks >>>around >>> NFV (note: not standards). They have published a White Paper [3] which >>> makes very interesting reading. >>> >>> >>> Among other things, the group identifies >>> >>> "The NFVI (Network Functions Virtualisation Infrastructure), which >>> provides the virtual >>> resources required to support the execution of the Virtualised Network >>> Functions. It includes >>> Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware, accelerator components where >>> necessary, and >>> a software layer which virtualises and abstracts the underlying >>>hardware." >>> >>> This software layer is assumed to be a form of IAAS software. Currently >>> the group members use OpenStack as an example, but it should be our >>>(the >>> CloudStack community) goal to popularize and encourage the adoption of >>> CloudStack as well. >>> >>> The white paper [3] also goes on to say: >>> " >>> We are interested to ensure that the Open >>>Source community actively >>> engages in NFV to help create >>> virtualised network capabilitiesŠ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ...we intend to actively collaborate with existing reference >>> open-source initiatives in the areas relevant to NFV, as well as to >>> encourage and support new ones >>> aligned with the NFV goals, especially when addressing new issues >>> identified by the NFV community." >>> >>> One way to improve visibility and collaborate actively with this >>>community >>> is to have a liaison with the ISG. >>> The liaison can contribute to the activities of the various working >>>groups >>> (e.g., Management and Orchestration MANO WG) and convey the activities >>> and requirements of the NFV ISG back to the CloudStack community. >>> >>> If the community is OK with the Liaison idea, then we could solicit >>> volunteers on this list to act as the Liaison(s) >>> >>> Comments? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETSI >>> [2] http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/nfv >>> [3] http://portal.etsi.org/NFV/NFV_White_Paper2.pdf >
